Sharp County record., 1887-02-24

wears. Trains in every direction were
either abandoned O." we're stuck fast IN
the snow.
THE President has accepted section OF
the Oregon u California railroad, begin
ming at point forty-fve miles south Of
Roseburg. Ore, and running south nun
dred miles.
THE Berlin correspondent Of the London
Dri,, Ve1rs saws he hears that the whole
German army is to be called out in sec
tions Of p. 900 men to be drilled in the use
Of the repeating rifle,
IT is announced at Ottawa, Ont, that
British war ships are to be sent to Cana
dian waters in the spring to aid the
Canadian authorities in enforcing the
fisheries regulations.
The President is said to object to the
Interstate Commerce bill by reason Of
uncertain phraseolOgy and the probable
effect Of the operation Of the long and
short haul and pooling sections
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sBOBBY'' ADAMS the Minneapolis post
Office rObber was sentenced at Chicago
to five years in the penitentiary on the
3lst by Judge Blodgett who also fined
him 800 and one-sixth the cost Of his trial.
EVIDENCE is at hand that the retiring
Government Of the Province Of Ontario
has been run in the interest Of a ring az
corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS as was ever the
Tweed Ring in New York in its palmiest
days
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THE Jury in the case Of ex-Alderman
O'Neil. in New York, returned a verdict
of guilty on the night Of the lst Notion
will be made for new trial Meanwhile
O,Neil has been consigned to the Tombs
to await sentence
ABOUT forty or fifty cattle growers Of
the States Of Pennsylvania, Ohio West
virginia. Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana
and Illinois met on the ID at the Grand
Hotel. Cincinnati, Ond organized the Ohio
Valley Cattle Growers Association.
ARCHBISHOP ELDER Of Cincinnati au-
t1,orizes the statement that the Catholic
church is in no way responsible for the
organization Of theatrical company to
debt. nor does he in any manner sanction
any such scheme.
AT fourteen minutes past ai ght O'Clock
on the night Of the 31st the little town Of
Wellborn. Tex, was shaken twice BY
slight earfhnuake shocks causing win
dows 10 rattle and houses to tremble.
This is the first earthquake shock ever
felt in that section.
ALTHOUGH II was publicly announced
that Mrs Cleveland would not receive on
the st. the word vas passed around 10
her friends that she would be ''at home
to those who sent in their cards, and she
had quite reception attended only oy
personal acquaintances
THE following is a list Of Senators who
have announced their intention Of speak
ing on the 9th in eulogy Of Senaer
Logan. Fdmunds, Evarts, Allison. Maud-
erson, Frye Plumb, Spooner Hawley,
Cullom. Stamford Morgan, COckrelli
Hampton. Ransom and Blackburn.
1T was stated last week that Mrs Cleve-
land would probably abandon her Tues
day and Thursday private receptions Of
personal friends This prediction has
been swiftly realized, az the announce
ment was made on the 31st that she will
not hereafter be at home on these days.
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KrvG LEOPOLD Of Belgium will send a
message to Parliament on the necessity Of
making personal military service COM
pulsory in Belgium and Of supplying the
means Of such state Of defense for the
country as the present condition and the
future prospect Of continental affairs
make expedent.
TIE British ship Kapunda, which left
London December II for Fremantle, West
ern Australia with emi9rants, came into
collision near the coast Of Brazil, with an
unknown vessel, and was sunk Three
hundred Of those on board were drowned
The remainder were saved and have ar
rived at Bahia
folly 800 persons attended the serv-
ices commemorative Of General John A.
Logan at Grand Army Hall, Williamsburg,
". Y, on the evening Of the Both. The serv-
ices were held under the auspices Of
Mansfield Post, No. 3j, q. A. r. The hall
was appropriately decorated and the serv-
ices were impressive.
TIE startling discovery was made on the
1st that the night clerk at the GayosO
Hotel, at Memphis, Tenn, young man
named Charles Talbot, aged twenty one
years, had robbed the hotel office Of $50
in cash, and that he had also taken s35, 900
worth Of diamonds belonging to Miss
Fanny Davenport, the actress.
IT is estimated that the public debt will
show a decrease Of about 100000
since January l. The receipts dur
ing January were s29, 100000, being about
100000 more than the receipts for the
same month Of last year The expendi-
lures for January, 1887, were so, 100000,
being 100000 less than the expenditures
for January 1855